Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Circuit Rider School June 11, 2007 Way back when (last month – I’ve been busy) Deborah Finn blogged about the "New England School for Circuit Riders."

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. One would be hardpressed to find more knowledgeable, thoughtful folks on civic engagement and social media. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Chapter 3 is a discussion on Peer production – it talks about how it is that people have come together to collaboratively create software and content – basically, knowledge production. Technorati Tags: media , opensource , economics , peer2peer { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 John Powers 11.16.06

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. We welcome your comments and feedback. In addition, they are interested in learning about foundation grant making, marketing and social media, building collaboration, and managing faith-based organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

This experience has made me think a lot about where organizations should think about using Linux, and where they should steer clear. Most creatives and knowledge workers who are not developers. at 7:18 pm { 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 jack 06.24.08 So what does this mean for Linux on the desktop?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. As a knowledge enterprise, the ASU Lodestar Center seeks to produce and disseminate relevant, high-quality research to our stakeholders. Our goal is for stakeholders to view us as the credible source of knowledge and tools for those who lead, manage and support nonprofits. Arizona Republic.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And the mission of the organization matters too.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing. Wish I were!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Packard recently surveyed 274 of these grantees from 2007-2009 (grant amounts ranged between $7,000 and $160,000) and analyzed the responses from 169 (a 62% response rate) to ascertain the outcomes. ( To see and comment on the comprehensive set of results, visit the foundation’s wiki.) In a vacuum, it can be marginal.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) July 24, 2007 | Kira Wow - this is fantastic!

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) July 24, 2007 | Kira Wow - this is fantastic!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) July 24, 2007 | Kira Wow - this is fantastic!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Heres a link to the registration page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Carmen left me a follow up comment. How do organizations create policies? If you have an example or any insights, please leave a comment. Anne Gentile comments on Sun Blogging Policy. You have a unique perspective on our organization based on your talents, skills and current responsibilities. friends???

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Heres a link to the registration page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2007

I think providing multiple methods -- like email, blog comments, is good thing -- unless it is a very small group of collaborators. Funny, the next email was from a commentor to a post I did on wiki adoption in organizations. I had used the commentors flickr photo - "CC BY license" and he stopped to say thanks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? What is my responsibility to my organization - money, unique knowledge, ? Yes, we screen organizations, but it isn't easy for us. There are some organizations that are filling the void.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Here, I will walk you through the basics of setting up a landing page for your organization, and share some things that I learned while setting up ours. In this process, you will essentially be creating a simple Facebook application for your page, and you can do this with some HTML knowledge or a tool like Dreamweaver.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The interaction component was a new version of the Social Media Game that I first used in 2007 with David Wilcox. The largest group I ever worked with was with the Meyer Memorial Trust in Portland for 150 nonprofits and with Compasspoint for a 100 organizations. The Challenge of Transfer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

My background is in campus organizing, and in helping college students connect with others working to create social change across perspective, issue, approach, and geography. Online organizing tools give us a way to connect with others in meaningful and effective ways, and to take responsibility for the communities that we know best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

She started her blog this year in May, 2007 because it was an opportunity for self-expression. I like the fact that I can have conversations with my readers in the comments. I cover the topics that relate to my job, but not my organization. She has worked for that NGO for almost two years. She is also a terrific live blogger!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause. Share your expertise Think about all of the brainpower and expertise within your organization's staff, board and volunteers.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 14, 2006

But while it might be useful at home, Geek points out what a nightmare Private Folder will be on your organization's net - it allows users to create folders that are not accessible by the administrator account! It isn't likely to change soon: The beta of Microsoft Outlook 2007 sticks with these conventions. Available for free download.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) How about Digg ?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) How about Digg ?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a corporate license, this means that it is for use by people within your organization. Below is his response.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

of nonprofit organizations whose website is stuck behind a custom CMS – one that was written by some web development shop or another, and migration off of that custom CMS is going to be a nightmare. at 8:53 pm { 6 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Robin Reagler 02.19.08 February 18, 2008 This is a rant.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Please share your own experiences with alternative strategic planning processes in the comments! However, in the meantime, Naturalis had been reorganized and trimmed into a highly efficient organization. The minutes of meetings held in 2006, 2007, and early 2008 reflect a hurried and rather superficial process.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Technology Support as Teaching April 24, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology support lately. Really a lot. All technology providers have to deal at some level with support.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

On a first-come-first-serve basis, attendees may sign up for a personal review and ten-minute brainstorm about their organizations’ sites, conducted by Raheel Gauba, Blackbaud’s director of creative services. To have your site be one of the five reviewed during the session, register by emailing raheel.gauba@blackbaud.com.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

On a first-come-first-serve basis, attendees may sign up for a personal review and ten-minute brainstorm about their organizations’ sites, conducted by Raheel Gauba, Blackbaud’s director of creative services. To have your site be one of the five reviewed during the session, register by emailing raheel.gauba@blackbaud.com.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. The 2007 book, authored by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. Kostigen, is a New York Times bestseller.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. YouTube Goes Fully Social And Challenges Facebook | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Today, YouTube announced that every single YouTube channel now comes equipped with a moderator feature. ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2008

Wells, Blogger and Community Organizer "We need to treat many of our social tools like door knocking, if someone comments on our site, we should take that as a hello, and use it to open a door to a potential relationship with a new leader, member, or supporter." How do you use technology as part of your organizing work?

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